Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cush Cushion Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cush Cushion Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cush Cushion Crossing

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Cush Cushion Crossing:
  • 40.721177, -78.863086
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cush Cushion Crossing

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Since Cush Cushion Crossing is near Cambria County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cush Cushion Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cush Cushion Crossing ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cherry Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
• Commodore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Commodore is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commodore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commodore <1>
• Cookport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cookport is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
• Cush Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cush Creek is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cush Creek
• Greenwich
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwich is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Long Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Run is located in Cambria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Purchase Line
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
• Spruce
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Spruce is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
• Stifflertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown
• Uniontown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From Cush Cushion Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cush Cushion Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cush Cushion Crossing and extending to:

• Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cush Cushion Crossing to Indiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'